Bryne named subcommittee vice chair

Alabama’s 1st District U.S. Rep. Bradley Bryne (R-Fairhope) has been named vice-chairman of the Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC). The subcommittee has oversight over Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force programs. Serving as vice chairman, Bryne said he would “continue to advocate for our nation’s shipbuilders, including the hard-working men and women at the Austal Shipyard in Mobile and other Gulf Coast shipyards.” Bryne was served on the full HASC since  2014. (Source: Alabama Today 02/17/17)